Bill Kelly
Senior Reporter/Producer
Bill Kelly oversees production of Nebraska Public Media's news documentaries and reports for radio. Most recently, Bill produced documentaries on rural law enforcement, Nebraska floods, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Michigan native joined Nebraska Public Media in 1990 and has a special interest in covering the courts and criminal justice system. An Emmy award-winning journalist, Bill graduated from Purdue University. He worked at television stations in Lafayette, Ind., Wichita, Kan. and Omaha.
Recent News Stories
- Big Art for a Small Town: Falls City gets a major collection of paintings
- Legal Pot Next Door: First Marijuana Dispensary on the Border Eyed by Nebraskans
- Arrested for Playing Baseball! How the National Pastime became a church and state battleground in Nebraska.
- History not on the side of death penalty repeal in Nebraska
- Dry and Drier: Nebraska's largest lake shows early signs of drought
- HATE CRIME LESSONS: False report case prompts reflections on what Nebraska learned
- Nervous and poor, a small symphony orchestra survives in Hastings, Neb.
- Threat of Youth Center closings provides material for student's persuasive speech
- Online high school to get statewide boost from University of Nebraska
- Anti-government groups, Nebraska neo-Nazi among concerns for watchdog group
- Colorado's medical marijuana is headache for Nebraska law enforcement
- 1887 hanging remains Nebraska's most controversial execution
- Death penalty methods evolved slowly in Nebraska
- Juvenile justice advocate reflects on forty years of changes in the system
- BEST OF 2012: Using fire to fight wildfire
- BEST OF 2012: As popularity of bingo fades, some Nebraska charities see less revenue
- New Husker athletic director promises 'low-key' but passionate management style
- Osborne, sportscaster reflect on ex-coach's term as athletic director
- Electric car advocates see slow trend for vehicles in rural areas.
- Nebraska lynch mobs not always a 'wild west' creation, says historian
- Foreign policy dominates NET News Voter Voices discussion
- Nebraska income, poverty levels better than national figures
- Native American voters share concerns about economy and education
- VOTER VOICES: Nebraska Hispanics focused on economy, not immigration
- TRAIN TUESDAYS: Union Pacific anniversary sparks recollections of passenger rail heyday